Churches have bowling alleys? Yes, they do, but they’re a dying breed. There are thought to be less than 200 churches with bowling lanes left in America today, but as early as the 1860s, they were quite common across the Midwest and parts of the Northeast. It’s not the kind of thing you expect to find…

Now let’s just get something straight. If you want a train in your basement, you’ll need two things, according to the guy with a train in his basement: 1) To be completely insane. 2) To have an amazing wife. This is the inconceivable DIY project of ‘train-obsessed nut’, model train manufacturer and father of three living…